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Maharashtra Revokes Ban On Pan Masala
An anonymous FDA personnel told the media channels that the revoking of the ban was because of extreme pressure from the lobbyists.
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Experts Laud India's Commitment To Tobacco Control
Health and development experts in Kerala have applauded the country's commitment to tobacco control reflected in the first 'South Asian Speakers' Summit on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals' that concluded in Dhaka, Bangladesh last week.
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More BJP Lawmakers Defend Tobacco, Former Health Minister A Ramadoss Says They Have 'Low Acumen'
Another BJP parliamentarian joined the "smoking is not dangerous" brigade on Friday. "I knew two elderly people. They used to smoke 60 cigarettes per day and also drink a bottle of alcohol daily," he said, "but one died at the age of 86, the other is still alive. So whether smoking is cancerous or not is debatable," said Ram Prasad Sarmah, the BJP ...
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What's He Smoking? BJP Lawmaker's Stand on Cigarettes Triggers Strong Reactions
A BJP parliamentarian's declaration that India has little independent evidence to link cigarettes and cancer has stunned doctors, leaders from other parties and provoked a note of sharp dissent from his own.
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Maharashtra Revokes Ban On Pan Masala
An anonymous FDA personnel told the media channels that the revoking of the ban was because of extreme pressure from the lobbyists.
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Experts Laud India's Commitment To Tobacco Control
Health and development experts in Kerala have applauded the country's commitment to tobacco control reflected in the first 'South Asian Speakers' Summit on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals' that concluded in Dhaka, Bangladesh last week.
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More BJP Lawmakers Defend Tobacco, Former Health Minister A Ramadoss Says They Have 'Low Acumen'
Another BJP parliamentarian joined the "smoking is not dangerous" brigade on Friday. "I knew two elderly people. They used to smoke 60 cigarettes per day and also drink a bottle of alcohol daily," he said, "but one died at the age of 86, the other is still alive. So whether smoking is cancerous or not is debatable," said Ram Prasad Sarmah, the BJP ...
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What's He Smoking? BJP Lawmaker's Stand on Cigarettes Triggers Strong Reactions
A BJP parliamentarian's declaration that India has little independent evidence to link cigarettes and cancer has stunned doctors, leaders from other parties and provoked a note of sharp dissent from his own.
